Chapter 14. Automating Configuration Management for DevOps Test Environments
As we discussed in the earlier chapters, use of DevOps is on the rise. DevOps practices enable faster time to market, which is the need of the hour in digital businesses.
DevOps engagements need Test Environments provisioned in a timely manner and with less setup and lead time. It is recommended that the environment configuration management process be automated.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Need to automate the test environment configuration process
- Types of Test Environments
- Challenge of Configuration and Environment Management on the Cloud
- Potential solutions for automated Configuration Management
- The benefits of Automated Configuration Management